The tragic loss of Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, is obviously the main story surrounding tomorrow afternoon’s preseason opener at Preston North End. As it should be, with LFC paying tribute to the teammate that is no longer with them.
But there are plenty of other storylines to watch in this friendly being staged at Deepdale.
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Liverpool FC vs Preston North End
Kickoff: Sunday July 13, 3pm, Deepdale Stadium, Preston, England
Liverpool Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
The defending Premier League champions could see their four summer transfer window signings: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Florian Wirtz make their Reds debuts.
Manager Arne Slot will clearly hand at least one or two of them a starting position, but how many, and who? For what it’s worth, we went with three of the four getting a first team nod at Preston North End.
Predicted Liverpool FC Starting Lineup at Preston North End
Giorgi Mamardashvili; Conor Bradley, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Milos Kerkez; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Mo Salah, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo; Federico Chiesa
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